Pitcairnia feliciana

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Pitcairnia feliciana
Conservation status
Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Bromeliaceae Genus: Pitcairnia Species: P. feliciana
Binomial name
Pitcairnia feliciana (A.Chev.) Harms & Mildbr.

Pitcairnia feliciana is the only species of the Bromeliaceae family that can be found in the wild in West Africa. It can be found growing on steep rocks and cliffs in Equatorial Guinea.^[1] The species probably originates from seeds spread out by migrating birds.

The only known wild populations can be found in an area of only several square miles. This plant is very rare and classified as endangered. In its natural habitat, the plant has a long inactive period during the dry season and maintains its dead leaves at the base of the plant as a means of isolation.^[2]

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• Picture on the site of the Bromeliad Society International.
• Picture of Pitcairnia feliciana

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